An investigation into the feasibility of implementing facial taping for adults with central facial palsy via a combined telehealth model: a nonrandomized control trial.

Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service0 sites68 target enrollmentSeptember 17, 2021

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

September 17, 2021

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

4 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

•Adult (i.e. over 18 years of age)
•\- New\-onset facial palsy diagnosed by a speech pathologist (SP); resulting from damage to central nervous system (e.g., stroke or acquired brain injury); persisting 72 hours post hospital admission.
•\- Residing within 50km from either tertiary hospital site;
•\- Does not present with a current significant cognitive impairment; intellectual impairment or mental illness that precludes participation in the study.

•\- Previous or chronic facial palsy (central or peripheral);
•\- History of progressive neurological disorders (e.g. dementia, Parkinson’s disease) or currently in post\-traumatic amnesia as documented in the patient’s medical record;
•\- Documented lack of capacity to consent as per medical record;
•\- Allergies or skin integrity concerns (as documented within the electronic medical record) that would preclude participation in a protocol involving adhesives and adhesive removers;
•\- Participants who do not have a significant other available to assist with tape application and lack the dexterity to apply tape independently;
•\- Participants who are unable or unwilling to maintain a clean\-shaven face for the duration of the study.